Synonyms of flaming out

flaming out

verb

present participle of flame out

as in collapsing

to be unsuccessful

even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsing
• failing
• striking out
• flopping
• folding
• falling short
• missing
• coming to grief
• laying an egg
• falling flat
• washing out
• struggling
• bombing
• dying on the vine
• coming up empty
• coming a cropper
• falling on one's face
• tanking
• flunking
• cratering
• foundering
• declining
• going under
• crashing
• slipping
• slumping
• skidding
• crumbling
• floundering
• waning
• sinking
• misfiring
• miscarrying
• imploding
• self-destructing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• working out
• going over
• coming off
• going
• succeeding
• delivering
• clicking
• panning out
• cooking
• flourishing
• thriving
• prospering
• winning
• prevailing
• triumphing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flaming out

The team ended up flaming out in the first round of the Copa América, and panic ensued. — Leander Schaerlaeckens, New Yorker, 22 May 2026

Despite missing the playoffs with a 42-40 record and flaming out of the Play-In Tournament against the Golden State Warriors, the Clippers did not have their own first-round pick, part of the cost for the 2019 swap of 2018 lottery pick Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and 2019 MVP finalist Paul George. — Law Murray, New York Times, 11 May 2026

With a growing number of rookie quarterbacks struggling and flaming out in recent years, the Raiders, who have only had one quarterback start 10 or more games in consecutive seasons in the last two decades (Derek Carr), likely want to play Mendoza’s development safe. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026

Swinging a big trade can be the difference in a team winning a championship or flaming out early in the playoffs. — Mike Barner, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Jack Harper, back working in his hometown after flaming out elsewhere, living as the responsible adult with an adorable little niece and her depressed, alcoholic mother, Zoe (Marin Ireland). — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026

After the first two films, the series switched hands to seasoned parody veterans David Zucker and Pat Proft before flaming out with the fifth entry in 2013. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025

The left side of their line is a huge question mark between tackle and guard, where Kingsley Suamataia might settle after flaming out at tackle. — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025